1977 LPGA Tour

The 1977 LPGA Tour was the 28th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 11 to November 13. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Debbie Austin and Judy Rankin won the most tournaments, five each. Rankin led the money list with earnings of $122,890, becoming the first player to win $100,000 in a season.

There were six first-time winners in 1977: Debbie Austin, Silvia Bertolaccini, Vivian Brownlee, Bonnie Lauer, Debbie Massey, and Hollis Stacy.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1977 season.^[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($)	1st prize ($)
Feb 13	American Cancer Society Classic	Florida	Pam Higgins (2)	212 (-4)	50,000	7,500
Feb 20	Orange Blossom Classic	Florida	Judy Rankin (20)	208 (-8)	50,000	7,500
Feb 27	Bent Tree Classic	Florida	Judy Rankin (21)	209 (-7)	100,000	15,000
Mar 27	Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic	California	Sandra Palmer (15)	281 (-7)	150,000	22,500
Apr 3	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	California	Kathy Whitworth (77)	289 (+1)	240,000	36,000
Apr 17	Women's International	South Carolina	Sandra Palmer (16)	281 (-7)	80,000	12,000
Apr 24	American Defender Classic	North Carolina	Kathy Whitworth (78)	206 (-10)	50,000	7,500
May 1	Birmingham Classic	Alabama	Debbie Austin (1)	207 (-9)	60,000	9,000
May 8	Lady Tara Classic	Georgia	Hollis Stacy (1)	209 (-10)	50,000	7,500
May 15	Greater Baltimore Golf Classic	Maryland	Jane Blalock (15)	209 (-10)	55,000	8,250
May 22	LPGA Coca-Cola Classic	New Jersey	Kathy Whitworth (79)	202 (-11)	77,000	11,500
May 29	Lady Keystone Open	Pennsylvania	Sandra Spuzich (4)	201 (-9)	50,000	7,500
Jun 5	Talk Tournament '77	New York	JoAnne Carner (18)	284 (-4)	100,000	15,000
Jun 12	LPGA Championship	South Carolina	Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2)	279 (-9)	150,000	22,500
Jun 19	Mayflower Classic	Indiana	Judy Rankin (22)	212 (-4)	50,000	7,500
Jun 26	Hoosier Classic	Indiana	Debbie Austin (2)	207 (-9)	50,000	7,500
Jul 3	Peter Jackson Classic	Canada	Judy Rankin (23)	212 (-4)	80,000	12,000
Jul 10	Bankers Trust Classic	New York	Pat Bradley (2)	213 (-6)	75,000	11,000
Jul 17	Borden Classic	Ohio	JoAnne Carner (19)	207 (-9)	80,000	12,000
Jul 24	U.S. Women's Open	Minnesota	Hollis Stacy (2)	292 (+4)	75,000	11,040
Jul 31	Pocono Northeast Classic	Pennsylvania	Debbie Austin (3)	213 (-6)	75,000	11,000
Aug 6	Colgate European Women's Open	England	Judy Rankin (24)	281 (-15)	100,000	15,000
Aug 14	Long Island Charity Classic	New York	Debbie Austin (4)	279 (-9)	100,000	15,000
Aug 21	Wheeling Classic	West Virginia	Debbie Austin (5)	209 (-7)	50,000	7,500
Aug 28	Patty Berg Classic	Minnesota	Bonnie Lauer (1)	212 (-7)	55,000	8,250
Sep 4	Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic	Illinois	Hollis Stacy (3)	271 (-17)	100,000	15,000
Sep 11	National Jewish Hospital Open	Colorado	JoAnne Carner (20)	210 (-6)	50,000	7,500
Sep 25	The Sarah Coventry	California	Jane Blalock (16)	282 (-10)	100,000	15,000
Oct 2	Dallas Civitan Open	Texas	Vivian Brownlee (1)	217 (+1)	50,000	7,500
Oct 9	Houston Exchange Clubs Classic	Texas	Amy Alcott (4)	208 (-8)	50,000	7,500
Nov 3	Mizuno Japan Classic	Japan	Debbie Massey (1)	220 (-2)	100,000	15,000
Nov 13	Colgate Far East Open	Singapore	Silvia Bertolaccini (1)	214 (-2)	100,000	15,000

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Judy Rankin (2)	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Judy Rankin (3)	United States
Player of the Year	Judy Rankin (2)	United States
Rookie of the Year	Debbie Massey	United States

References

External links

• LPGA Tour official site
• 1977 season coverage at golfobserver.com